NYACK – A simulated crisis will trigger a Code Silver at Nyack Hospital on Wednesday, allowing hospital staff and local law enforcement to respond as though a live shooter had entered the facility.

The drill, to occur between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. in a section of the hospital not currently occupied by patients, will test the response of the hospital's staff and members of the Rockland County REACT Team, a specially trained police unit composed of officers from various county agencies.

Jared Shapiro, safety officer at Nyack Hospital, said the likelihood of a shooter entering Nyack Hospital is "extremely minimal," but said the exercise will, "assist us as well as our local emergency personnel to be better prepared to respond for the safety of our community."

The drill also will include several emergency vehicles from local police and fire departments but is not expected to interfere with patient care or disrupt day to day police activities.